katwa

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katwa

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Borrowed from Hindi कटुआ (kaṭuā), derived from Hindi काटना (kāṭnā, “to cut”), referring to the Muslim practice of circumcision. Compare with Konkani कापो (kāpo).

noun katwas · katua · k2a

India, derogatory, offensive, slur, vulgar a Muslim man.

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@misc{katwa_2026,
  title = {katwa},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/katwa},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}